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Glad to see you got one. You need to get a membership for Norris, if you don't already. It is one of the best ranges in the area. Self policing and a lot of nice people out there. Dolomite

Did it cycle? It would seem like ti wouldn't. I also suspect that the velocity would be way, way down. Not to mention accuracy that would make it hard to hit a human at 10 yards. Dolomite

Bill's has some of the best prices around. They are nice and as the OP said, very helpful. If you are going to spend money anywhere around Maryville Bill's is the place to go. Dolomite

They are light but they have the design flaw I mentioned earlier. Ours weighs 20 ounces empty and makes long range sessions easier. But you are limited on the number of those long range sessions you can be a part of. It is about as accurate as a factory Ruger upper and for me the draw was it being threaded. But in the end I couldn't use it because of baffle strikes. I would be willing to bet they are threaded on a CNC and indexed on the outside and not the bore. It now sits in a drawer and rarely gets used. Dolomite

Can you measure the depth in the slide? I am going to be ordering Glock adjustable sights and jst want to make sure they will sit high enough to work without being too high. TN-popo, I know you deal a lot with Glocks. You wouldn;t by chance have an adjustable Glock sight would you? I will gladly pay you or I can swap it for a couple of my trigger kits. Thanks Dolomite

Can someone use a dial caliper to measure the width and height of the rear dovetail for a Glock sight? I am planning on installing a rear sight on a recently purchased MKIII that isn't cut. I an just seeing if a Glock sight will work for how I plan on installing it. I am going to have a dovetail cut into the picatinny/weaver scope rail on top then add a front sight. Thanks Dolomite

Sticking ONE bullet in the bore is not a problem. Sticking several can be very hard to clear. A single bullet is about as hard to push out as a tight fitting patch or bore brush. And just because one or two make it out of the bore doesn't mean the third will. The supers are for rifles and the standard are for pistols. As far as accuracy you are not going to get match grade performance. The supers will shoot minute of squirrel out to about 25 yards. The standards are good to 15-20 yards. Dolomite

It must really help your self esteem to be able to blame others for your failures in life or even as a human being. People like this could have become as successful as anyone else but instead they sit on their lazy asses and blame those who are successful. These types have allowed themselves to be enslaved by the welfare system, we didn't force them. Then they complain when they are not living to the same standard as those who worked to better themselves. A lot of the black community screams that the white majority hates them. But it is their community that loves to openly hate others. They use racial slurs, threats and violence against whites and it is viewed as being ok because they are black. They use their skin color as an excuse to say or do whatever they want to get their way. And when they don't get their way they just get louder and louder with their hate. And they do this to try to make us feel guilty for not being black. I am tired of being blamed for other race's failures. I am not going to feel guilty for getting where I am today, I earned it. I didn't hold anyone back because of their race. Dolomite

Morals change and it is the majority of people within the society that determines what is or is not moral. What may have been considered moral or immoral 50 years ago my be just the opposite now. People have their own reasons for their own morals or lack thereof. Whether it be religion, greed or just plain laziness it is what shapes them and how they live day to day. And it is those groups that determine what is moral within a society. Take marriage. In our society a man who is 20 that marries a 15 year old is viewed as an immoral person. The exact same scenario is moral in another country where the majority feel it is moral. It is because their society feels it is moral for a 20 year old to marry a 15 year old. And it wasn't always considered immoral in our country, 150 years ago it was commonplace. I think morals change when people see there are benefits to the change, nothing more and nothing less. People, by nature, are creatures of habit and like things to be easy. So people sho change their moral compass are not going to do it unless there is a benefit to them. Dolomite

It is that the Charger is too big to be used as a pistol and too small to be a rifle. Here was my rework: In the end I sold it. Not because it wasn't fun but for me it served no purpose. And it was a complete rework, trigger, barrel work, bolt work as well as what you see. It was a very reliable and very accurate gun but for me it wasn't something I could use. Dolomite

Been through the Charger phase. I completely transformed one and liked it but in the end a standard pistol did what I wanted and did it better. Dolomite

That is about it. With subsonic ammo it isn't really needed but with supersonic ammo it keeps it closed for a fraction of a second longer. This actually quietens the gun down a noticeable amount with bulk supersonic ammo. Right now with the temps being a bit colder the bulk is still going above the speed of sound. As soon as the weather heats up it will be quieter. It is the MKIII with the upper and lower rail but no sights. I plan on having the rear of the upper rail dovetailed for a rear sight. After that I just need to work out the front sight height but that will come after the rear sight is installed so I can get an idea of front sight height. I like using a red dot but I also like having irons. http://www.ruger.com...rel/models.html Dolomite

Picked up a MKIII today. It is already threaded and works great. I have already gotten rid of the magazine safety as well as done the trigger. The LCI isn't what it once was. It will stay. Now I just need to find my weighted bolt. Dolomite

I have been looking at the Brownings as well. I found a very nice Challenger for $350. I have also been offered a few others for reasonable amounts but I just know the Ruger MK's so well. I am also leaning towards the MK Rugers because I have plenty of spare parts. I also made a HEAVY bolt for suppressor use that helps. As well as years worth of extra parts. I have owned a 22A before. I didn't like a lot of things about it. The biggest was the serious reliability issues. I sold it as a basket case for about 1/2 what I paid for it a few weeks earlier. Told the buyer good luck as it wouldn't make it through a single magazine without a FTE. I have a friend who has one that is very reliable. The only thing holding me back on the factory threaded MKIII's is the 4.5" barrel length. It is hit or miss whether the cheap bulk ammo will stay subsonic or not. I know a 5" barrel will not keep it subsonic which makes shooting a suppressor useless to me because of the sonic crack. 4" will stay subsonic and 4.5" can be either, especially in the winter. I am wanting something that I know will keep the bulk ammo below 1050 fps year around. Dolomite

When you have a rifle length gas sustem on a 16" barrel it can cause cycling issues. You need a certain amount of barrel length beyond the gas port or a change in post size. There are also muzzle devices that can increase port pressure, suppressors do as well as the Noveske KX3. There really isn't an advantage to a rifle length system on a 16" barrel. Midlength on a 16" barrel is like having the best of both worlds. Enough gas to be reliable without overgasing the system. Dolomite

Not bad. It has a steel breech and is threaded for a suppressor. It fits the bill the the PacLite no longer can. Dolomite

Sig said that the Mosquito will be worn out to a point no maintenance will fix it inside of 15K rounds. The worse part about it is they said it would not be covered under any warranty even if it only lasted a month. I realistically shoot 1K a week during the summer so buying a Mosquito every three months isn't worth it for me. I am hardly getting my money's worth for a $400 gun if it will only last four months. And If I bought the Ruger SR-22 and it lasted 10K or even 20K I would be pissed as well. I would hope that there isn't 30K round difference between two of the same guns providing basic maintanence is done. I am going to buy a Ruger MK pistol. I hate the fact the the MKIII's now have pressed in barrels. It makes threading them much more difficult. That is why I am looking hard for a MKII that is not threaded. That way I can get it threaded correctly. I don't trust buying a factory threaded gun anymore unless I can shoot it first with my suppressor. I am going to try shooting a MKIII with my suppressor attached tomorrow. If it works then I am probably going to buy it. I can disable the mag disconnect and loaded cahmber indicator. Dolomite

That one will not have the same problem as the PacLite. You can see it is steel that the bolt hits. Dolomite

So I found a new SR-22 for $350. And I was actually considering buying it until I got off the phone with a Ruger rep. Because of my shooting tempo I call and ask about lifespan of any guns I might purchase. Sig said their Mosquito will last 10K-15K rounds then it will be worn out, their words not mine. I have a PacLite for my current 22/45 and it didn;t make it to 15K before it had to be replaced. On top of that I get baffle strikes with not one but two seperate PacLites. Because of this they are out of the question again. So in my quest to find a quality gun that will last I called Ruger and spoke to a engineer about their new SR-22. I asked about the slide material, aluminum. He didn't know what kind of aluminum, just aluminum. Next I asked about the expected lifespan as I explained that I shoot 10K-15K rounds a year. To which he responded it will last forever. I told him that it will not last forever and that I would like to know an approximate lifespan. To which he responded that the lifespan was proprietary. I then said that other manufactuers were able to tell me their lifespans. The engineer then said that they do not keep track of round counts and only know that it will last forever. Because of the different, vague responses I will not buy one. At least not now. I will buy Ruger as they are about the only reasonably priced gun that will last. Dolomite

I would be interested if the breech is aluminum or steel. I have a PacLitr and it has aluminum. The breech face gets mushroomed from use and exposes the barrel liner. They have replaced it once already and it is already showing the same issue. Here is what happens in a few thousand rounds: Again this is PacLite not Ruger. But if Ruger has an aluminum breech face it will do the same because of the steel bolt being harder. It is a nice light pistol but useless if durability is an issue. Dolomite

So which would you rather have? A choice in buying from a company with a higher price or having your overall taxes reduced. I would rather have the overall taxes reduced. You don't have a choice now and are forced to pay higher taxes because ceratin companies are not paying. If they did pay their fair share and increased their prices then we, as consumers, have a choice to not buy from them. If AT&T and GE pay what it is supposed to then we, as American taxpayers, do not need to make up their shortfall with our higher taxes. Dolomite

If there was one thing I really wish they would do is go to a national sales tax. By all accounts there would be more money generated and less of a burden for those who pay taxes now. It would also encourage people to save money for their future. And finally the biggest reason why it will never happen, it lets the citizens of this country hold the government's purse strings. A national sales tax would get all those making money illegally like drug dealers or those not paying any taxes currently. Having a national sales tax would also make sure the companies who don't pay their fair share are held accountable as well. There are dozen's of major companies who pay a tax rate that is much less than most Americans. Some US companies even funnel profits through tax exempt countries in order to prevent paying taxes. AT&T only pays 6.4% and GE only pays 7.4%, far cry from the 35% that most working Americans pay. I just want all players to play by the same rules. If they did this they could do away with the majority of the IRS. And what do we do with all those IRS agents who no longer have a job? Let them leterally transfer over to the Border Patrol. There are enough IRS agents that we could have 16 agents per mile of border between the US, Canada and Mexico. Dolomite

The caliber is more than capable of holding its own against most other calibers inside of 500 yards providing quality ammo or components are used. My 223 shoots under .3" (yes three tenths of an inch) at 100 yards. So if the wind is cooperating that is thoeretically 1.5" at 500 yards. Although I have never done that I have actually done under 2" at 400 yards. The load is a 69 SMK over 24.5 grains and touched off by a Wolf (yes Wolf) primer. I have taken the same gun and shot Tula out of it for grins. The best 100 yard group was about 3" or almost 10x a large. When reloading dented cases they do not cause any problems as far as cycling or accuracy, they are just cosmetic. And in AR's to prevent dented cases take some velcro tape and cover the deflector with the loop side. This gives enough cusion to prevent dented cases. It is also very cheap and effective for preventing case dents. As far as the case thickness goes as long as you stick with the same brands you are going to be fine. I am using R-P brass that I have collected over the course of 5 years so they are from all different lots. Accuracy is all about consistency so if you are using several different types of brass you are going to have issues with vertical stringing. You should not have to trim every reload unless you are using the all in one dies, like Lee RGB dies, that size the neck and the body at the same time. The all in one dies wear necks out because it overworks them by constantly squeezing the neck down beyond what it needs to be then stretching it back out. Also, using the all in one dies I would only get about 4 loads before the cases became brittle unless I annealed the case mouths. I now use a Lee collet die because it only sizes the neck. I as a seperate operation I use a Redding body die to size the body. I trim once and haven't had to trim again in probably 5 loadings. My initial trim is 1.748" and they have not grown beyond 1.755" when seperating the two steps. The new way I can get 10+ loads. The Lee collet die only squeezes down the neck to the final dimension. I do not crimp either, I let neck tension hold the bullet it place. I can't imagine a cheaper round to load that does as well as the 223. Yes there are better calibers for long range performance but none of them are going to do it for the cost of 223. I will say that the gun above is not an AR but the same rules apply to an AR. Dolomite

Walmart sells 420 rounds ammo cans of M855 green tip penetrator rounds for $150. You are going to be hard pressed to beat it. They also sell Tula for under $5 for 20 rounds and again you are goingt o have a hard time beating that price. The M855 was designed for the AR platform. You might find stuff that is more accurate but not for the price. And most other ammunition is 223 pressures, not 5.56. Dolomite

+1 Very fine rifles indeed. Dolomite